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Abstract
In this study, some physical properties of BSCCO superconductors have been investigated. The effects of Ba substitution in Bi1.7Pb0.3Sr2-yBayCa2Cu3O10+δ superconductor synthesized by the sol-gel method on the structural, thermal, and superconducting properties were identified. X-ray diffraction patterns display the dominant Bi-2223 high-temperature phase (HTP) mixed with the Bi-2212 low-temperature phase (LTP) in all samples. Variations in lattice parameters (a, b and c) significantly affect sample properties such as lattice volume, c/a ratio, and molecular weight (w). The highest percentage of HTP% appeared at y = 0.1 Ba content. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) displays the formation of rod-like structures with nanoscale lengths. The Ba substitution ratio significantly determines the lattice dimension and oxygen content, affecting the prepared superconductor’s transition temperature (Tc). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) show the changes in mass loss and shifting in decomposition temperatures correlated with the Ba substitution rate. The optimal ratio of Ba was at y = 0.1, which exhibits the highest HTP percentage of 73.07% and the highest Tc of 113.5 K, suggesting improved superconducting properties.
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The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society, is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest.